29 August 2024 digital edition
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Political social media posts ‘harm academics’ credibility’
Scholars from across the political divide see reduced engagement with their research when they are more outspoken, report finds
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Constitutional challenge to Australian caps ‘unlikely’
But flaws in controversial bill are already creating problems, according to top legal scholar and university leader
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Leading universities urged to rethink growing graduation costs
Freedom of Information requests reveal the wide differences in ticket prices and gown hire fees at Russell Group institutions
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Is a 40-hour-week still feasible for performing arts students?
Working-class undergraduates who juggle paid work with their studies are finding it difficult to devote long hours to their course, says Randall Whittaker
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Researchers find exam answers for half their modules on Chegg
Australian scholars say improving response times make website ‘an appealing tool’ for cheating, but findings are disputed
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Athena Swan ‘fosters complacency’ as universities stay on bronze
Research indicates that dozens of institutions have held lowest-level award for more than a decade and ‘are content not to do more’
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‘Complex methodology’ questioned as Australian caps confirmed
Metric used to inform new policy adds to confusion for top-ranked institutions while other vice-chancellors welcome ‘certainty’ provided by their allocations
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Protesters claim part victory as India’s JNU to share caste data
University is said to have conceded to some demands over low scholarship payments, despite funding concerns
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Australia caps foreign students ‘at pre-pandemic levels’
Newly announced quota ‘like a levy by stealth’, analyst says, as universities evaluate the impact at institutional level
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Chinese universities abandon or repurpose regional campuses
Ministry of Education ban on interprovincial expansion forces institutions to shift focus from teaching to research, or shutter planned outposts altogether
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Decolonisation as a progressive force? In eastern Europe, think again
From Putin to Orbán, autocrats are using postcolonial theory to flood reading lists with ‘overlooked’ native authors in a drive to further xenophobic identity politics, explain Karolina Koziura,...
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Monash seeks to improve postgraduate progression in Indonesia
New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers
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Academics value journal prestige over veracity, finds study
If the choice is between impact factor and maintaining the content’s integrity, there is little contest